Ship Photo of the Day

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Not quite a picture but an 'outline', and it led to a picture.

 

[Randy Daytona]

One of the most decorated ships of WW2 was USS San Diego CL-53, an Atlanta class light cruiser optimized for anti-aircraft defense. Not having the traditional 6” guns of light cruisers, instead she had 16 (8x2) dual 5”/38’s and was able to put up a larger broadside fleet defense barrage than any battleship. She was also the first ship to enter Tokyo Bay after the surrender of Japan.


USS San Diego, 8 March 1944

San Diego arrives at Yokosuka Naval Base, 30 August 1945


USS San Diego (CL 53) Off San Francisco, California, 1 January 1944.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph

 

[Randy Daytona]

USS Monadnock BM-3 was a large Amphitrite class monitor, notable for crossing the Pacific to fight in the Spanish American War. Evidently, one crossing in this ship was enough as it never returned to the US, staying on station in China and the Philippines until the end of her career.

After 22 years of construction the Monadnock (BM-3) is commissioned at Mare Island Navy Yard on 20 February 1896.

Monadnock (BM-3) is seen off Mare Island Navy Yard, CA, June 1898, ready for her voyage to the Philippines.



At sea between San Francisco, CA, and Manila, Philippine Islands, circa June-August 1898. Photographed from Nero(1898-1922), her escort on the trans-Pacific voyage.


Hand to hand practice with swords in front of the main 2 dual 10" turret of the Monadnock (BM-3), circa 1900 - 1904.

 

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Looks like our first semi-submersible